Tonight on UATV News…….
Winter Weather:
Snow will continue through the evening hours but it will remain very light. Additional accumulations will be less then one inch. Most locations will just see an additional coating of snow. Temperatures will be falling quickly in northwest Arkansas over the next several hours as the cold front moves into the area. Take a look at the current Arkansas road conditions.
On Campus:
The Dales Bumper College of Agriculture will be interviewing candidates for dean.
A campus movie gallery is closing it’s doors.
Around Northwest Arkansas:
Investigators are still searching for clues as to why a small plane crashed near Winslow killing all four passengers.
Arkansas legislature convened its first-ever fiscal session today to craft a one-year budget that would accommodate the state revenue in these financially lean times.
Former Republican Congressman Asa Hutchinson declined the idea of returning to the U.S. House today.
The eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at St. Louis upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by three death-row inmates, including two who are scheduled to die over the next nine weeks.
Across the World:
Representative John Murtha of Pennsylvania has died……after complications from gallbladder surgery.
Toyota is working on an accelerator fix for recalled vehicles at a plant in Kentucky.
Police and fire crews were called to a Connecticut power plant after an explosion Sunday night.
Michael Jackson’s doctor Conrad Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter.
Sports:
Arkansas sophomore guard Courtney Fortson has been named SEC player of the week.
The Arkansas gymnastics team is ranked #7 in national polls.
The New Orleans Saints win their first ever Super Bowl and fans are still celebrating on Bourbon Street.